From Systems Immunology to Immunoengineering (J1)
January 11-14, 2026
| Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Alexander Hoffmann, Eicke Latz and Stacey D Finley
Scholarship Deadline: Sep. 11, 2025 | Abstract Deadline: Dec. 19, 2025 | Early Registration Deadline: Nov. 13, 2025
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 7:30–8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 8:30–10:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint) |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
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Marcia C. Haigis, Harvard Medical School
Investigating the Role of Metabolites in Immune Cells across Scales: Spanning Molecules and Cells to the Host |
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| 10:00–10:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 10:20–12:20 PM |
Inside the Cell's Kitchen: Mastering the Art of Nutrient Signaling (Joint) |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
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Dequina Angelina Nicholas, University of California, Irvine
Metabolite Control of Immune Cell Specificity |
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Eicke Latz, University of Bonn
Myeloid Cell Signaling/Immunometabolism/Personalized Medicine |
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Steven J. Bensinger, University of California, Los Angeles
Regulation of Immune Cell Function by Lipid Metabolism |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 12:20–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
| 12:20–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Multi-Scale Communication and Coordination |
British Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Circuits to Regulate Immune Cell Function |
British Ballroom |
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Catera L Wilder, University of California, San Francisco
The Integration of Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Signaling Specificity |
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Jamie Spangler, Johns Hopkins University
Directed Evolution to Cytokine-Antibody Fusions |
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Ellen V. Rothenberg, California Institute of Technology
Regulatory Networks for T Cell Development |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 1 |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
| 7:30–8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 8:30–11:30 AM |
Immune Cell Coordination in Tissues |
British Ballroom |
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Soumen Basak, National Institute of Immunology
Inflammatory Disease: Math Modeling and Mouse Studies |
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Elsje Pienaar, Purdue University
Multi-Scale Modeling of Host Immune, Pathogen and Drug Dynamics |
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Musa M. Mhlanga, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences
Epigenetics at the Apex of Vaccination and Senescence |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 11:30–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
| 11:30–2:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
| 2:00–3:00 PM |
Panel Discussion 1: How to Measure Immune Health |
British Ballroom |
| 3:15–4:30 PM |
Meet the Pioneers (Joint) |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Dynamic Multi-Tissue Control of Immunity |
British Ballroom |
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Nicolas Chevrier, University of Chicago
Systems Analysis of Disease Pathogenesis |
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Alexander Hoffmann, University of California, Los Angeles
Modeling Antibody Responses |
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Edward Botchwey, Georgia Tech & Emory University
Bio-Materials Controlling Immune Cell Function |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 2 |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
| 7:30–8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 8:30–11:30 AM |
Technology Driving Immune Research |
British Ballroom |
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Felix Meissner, University Hospital Bonn
Systems Proteomics, Dissecting Immune Language by Secretomics |
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Christina S. Leslie, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
T Cell Mediated Immunity; Chromatin States; Comp Bio |
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Fan Liu, Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie
Using Cross-Linking Mass Spectrometry to Decode Immune Signaling |
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Jenny Jiang, University of Pennsylvania
Immune Engineering, T Cell Receptor |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 11:30–1:45 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:45–3:15 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Dynamics and Heterogeneity |
British Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 3:30–4:30 PM |
Panel Discussion 2: Immunology in the Age of AI |
British Ballroom |
| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
British Columbia Foyer |
| 5:00–6:15 PM |
Systems Metabolism in Health and Disease (Joint) |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
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Leif S Ludwig, Berlin Institute of Health and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Single-Cell Multi-Omics of Mitochondrial DNA Disorders |
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Stacey D Finley, University of Southern California
Signaling and Metabolic States in Immunotherapy |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:15–7:00 PM |
Closing Keynote Address (Joint) |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
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Jeffrey C Rathmell, University of Chicago
Immunometabolism in Health and Disease |
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| 7:00–7:15 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Joint) |
British / Columbia Ballroom |
| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Vancouver Island Room |
| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
